A debut serial killer thriller in the terrifying tradition of The Silence of the Lambs. The Gryphon, a serial killer with a penchant for sadistic mind games, has murdered three women in L.A. After being cleverly outwitted by his fourth victim, the Gryphon plays a different game with her, as the two become friends . . . and then lovers. What follows is a super-charged odyssey of pure psychological terror--with a chilling finale.